spel

• spelu, aspel, aspelu

From a Vulgar Latin root *experlavō, from Late Latin perlavō, from Latin lavō (“I wash”). Compare Romanian spăla, spăl, and also Albanian shpëlaj.

spel (third-person singular present spealã, past participle spilatã)

1. I wash.
2. (reflexive, mi-spel) I wash myself.

• spilari/spilare
• spilat
• lau

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• IPA^(key): /spɛl/

spel n (plural spellen or spelen, diminutive spelletje n)

1. game
2. playing (e.g. of a musical instrument)

The plural form spellen is used referring to

• several repetitions of one kind of game (sets, rounds, matches)

Na enkele denkspellen gespeeld te hebben, kon hij niet meer helder nadenken. – After having played a few thinking games he could no longer think clearly.

• the physical accessories needed for particular games

Ik heb thuis drie gezelschapspellen liggen. – I have three board games at home.

The plural form spelen is used referring to

• different kinds of games

Speel je graag gezelschapspelen? – Do you like to play board games?

Hij blinkt uit in denkspelen. – He excels at thinking games.

• balspel
• biljartspel
• blijspel
• bordspel
• computerspel
• denkspel
• eindspel
• gelijkspel
• gezelschapspel
• kinderspel
• naspel
• treurspel
• videospel
• voorspel

• Olympische Spelen

• spelen

spel

1. first-person singular present indicative of spellen
2. imperative of spellen

From the verbs spela and spele, from Middle Low German spil (“noun”), spelen (“verb”)

spel n (definite singular spelet, indefinite plural spel, definite plural spela)

1. a game
2. play, playing

• puslespel
• samspel

spel

1. imperative of spela and spele

• spill (Bokmål)

• “spel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• spell

From Proto-Germanic *spellą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈspel/

spel n

1. news
2. message
3. tale

• bīspel
• spelian/spellian
• godspel

From Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil and Old Saxon spil, from unknown origin.

• IPA^(key): /speːl/

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spel n

1. a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy, joyous movement or entertainment; activity for amusement only; a pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment

   lek och spel

   fun and games

   orrarnas spel

   the courtship game of the grouse

2. the accessories used for an entertaining or amusing pursuit; such as a board game
3. an instance of gambling
4. acting; the performance of an actor in a work of drama
5. play, playing; the performance of someone who plays something, such as a musician, a sportsman or player of games
6. play, slack; the unwanted movement of a mechanical part e.g. due to not being fastened or tightened sufficiently

Old Swedish spill, from Middle Low German spille, cognate with German Spindel and English spindle. With time, the Swedish word has adopted the declension pattern of spel in Etymology 1. Note that spindel is also a Swedish word.

spel n

1. a winch

• vinda
• vinsch

• ankarspel
• flaggspel
• gruvspel
• spelhus
• spellina
• uppfordringsspel
• vindspel

• spel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• spel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

• IPA^(key): /spel/

spel (plural spels)

1. hope

• nenspel
• spelabik
• spelik
• spelo
• spelön
• spelü